Flash Catalyst Training

Course duration

2 Days

Course Outline

In this Flash Catalyst training class, you will learn to use Flash Catalyst CS5 to create fully interactive Flash projects from artwork created in Photoshop Illustrator and Fireworks without writing any code.

Learn to use Flash Catalyst CS5 to create projects from files created with other Adobe products.

Web Design

Graphic Tools Interfaces (e.g, Photoshop, Illustrator)

Getting to Know Flash Catalyst CS5

Opening a new Flash Catalyst project

Finding your way around

Opening an existing Flash Catalyst project

Exploring the Design workspace

Previewing a project in a browser

Getting Flash Catalyst Help

Preparing, Importing, and Placing Artwork

Preparing a design document

Importing artwork

Optimizing artwork

Managing the Library

Viewing the Library panel

Deleting assets from the project

Compressing images in the Library panel

Renaming project assets

Using assets in the Library panel

Sharing project libraries

Managing Layers

Exploring the Layers panel

Grouping objects

Renaming objects in the Layers panel

Optimizing complex groups

Adding and deleting layers

Stacking artwork using layers

Working with Pages and States

Page and component states

Duplicating and modifying page states

Adding and deleting states

Creating Interactive Components

The building blocks of RIAs

Using wireframe components

Converting artwork to built-in components

Creating custom components

Adding interactivity

Creating Transitions and Action Sequences

Transitions and action sequences

Inspecting default transition effects

Adding smooth transitions

Fine-tuning transitions

Adding and changing effects

Adding action sequences

Flash Catalyst helper effects

Adding and Controlling Video And Sound

Preparing video for the web

Importing and previewing video and sound

Adding video to an application

Controlling video playback

Adding sound effects

Integrating SWFs from Other Creative Suite Tools

SWF files

Adding SWF files to Flash Catalyst

Controlling the playback of SWF files

Adding a SWF file to a component

Designing with Data

Flash Catalyst data lists

Creating a Data List component

Setting data list properties

Using design-time data

Using a wireframe data list

Drawing and Editing Artwork

Flash Catalyst drawing tools

Using the rulers, guides, and grid

Drawing basic shapes and lines

Changing stroke and fill

Grouping and transforming

Applying and removing filters

Round-trip editing with Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop

Publishing a Project

Delivery options

Publishing your application

Viewing the published files

Publishing to the web with Adobe Dreamweaver CS5

Adobe Flash Catalyst CS5 Classroom in a Book

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